Dr. Morgan McMonagle, an Irish vascular trauma surgeon, will share his firsthand experiences from Gaza in on RTE's Prime Time programme tonight, Tuesday, April 1.
Dr. McMonagle, who recently returned from working in Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, documented his experiences in a video diary in recent weeks.
Tuesday night's programme will feature footage taken by Dr. McMonagle, showing the horrific injuries suffered by Palestinian children and the challenges faced by medics in treating them, particularly as the recent ceasefire ended and the hospital was overwhelmed with casualties from a devastating Israeli offensive.
Prime Time will also show the aftermath of the hospital being hit by a missile strike as Dr. McMonagle and his colleagues were working inside last week.
On March 23, Nasser Hospital was hit by an Israeli missile - five people were killed and the entire floor had to be evacuated.
Dr. McMonagle was inside the building and documented the events showcasing the damage that was done to the health care facility and he and his colleagues had to continue caring for patients.
“We spent pretty much most of the night in the operating room," Dr. McMonagle says.
"We had a blast injury. And then we had a girl, 11 years of age, with severe lower limb injuries and upper limb injuries from bullets from an Apache helicopter…She has a very high chance of losing both lower limbs…then her dad came in with severe injuries as well. He died during the night. That is the reality of what we’re dealing with.”
Dr. Morgan McMonagle.
An estimated 50,000 people have been killed in Gaza since October 2023. In the programme tonight, Dr. McMonagle describes the scenes and severe challenges faced by healthcare workers and patients.
“It’s a very inhuman and inhumane, mostly inhuman, thing to do to deny healthcare in a conflict,” he states.
Having now returned to Ireland, Dr. McMonagle will be in studio on Tuesday to discuss the realities he witnessed.
The full Prime Time interview with Dr. McMonagle airs tonight, Tuesday, April 1, at 9:35 pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player. Viewers are advised that the footage contains distressing images.
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